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this could be of interest to the discussion. </p>
<p>http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/12/03/these-are-the-61-countries-most-susceptible-to-an-internet-shutdown/<br><br><br><br><br></p>
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Re: [kictanet] Syria shuts down Internet? How can we stop this from happening again?-application to Kenya? <br>
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<td valign="top" style="font:inherit;">Kivuva,<BR><BR>On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Kivuva <<a ymailto="mailto:Kivuva@transworldafrica.com" href="javascript:return">Kivuva@transworldafrica.com</a>> wrote:<BR>> That is a very detailed and philosophical approach by Walu.<BR>><BR>> Speaking for the mwananchi at the grassroots, if switching of the<BR>> Internet and broadcast media can foster unity by preventing<BR>> transmission of hate and unhealthy debates, then they should be<BR>> switched off<BR><BR>Perhaps you should ask the mwananchi how they feel about having their<BR>right to communicate taken away from them in the name of "security".<BR><BR>As Benjamin Franklin once said: “They that can give up essential<BR>liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty<BR>nor safety.”<BR><BR>-- <BR>Cheers,<BR><BR>McTim<BR>"A name indicates what we seek. An address
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